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The Push to Develop Generative A.I. With Licensed Content (New York Times)
Submitted by benton on Mon, 07/22/2024 - 05:33What We Know About the Global Microsoft Outage
Across the world, critical businesses and services including airlines, hospitals, train networks and TV stations, were disrupted on July 19 by a global tech outage affecting Microsoft users. A series of outages rippled across the globe as information displays, login systems and broadcasting networks went dark.
What Caused Such a Widespread Tech Meltdown?
A flawed software update sent out by a little-known cybersecurity company caused major computer outages around the world on July 19, affecting airlines, hospitals, emergency responders and scores of other businesses and services. How could that happen? The chaos stemmed from an update sent by CrowdStrike, a cybersecurity company based in Austin, Texas, to businesses that use its software to protect against hackers and online intruders.
The Data That Powers A.I. Is Disappearing Fast
For years, the people building powerful artificial intelligence systems have used enormous troves of text, images and videos pulled from the internet to train their models. Now, that data is drying up. Many of the most important web sources used for training A.I.
A.I. Needs Copper. It Just Helped to Find Millions of Tons of It. (New York Times)
Submitted by benton on Thu, 07/18/2024 - 06:12Amazon Workers Narrowly Reject Union Drive at British Warehouse (New York Times)
Submitted by benton on Thu, 07/18/2024 - 06:12How a Network of Tech Billionaires Helped J.D. Vance Leap Into Power (New York Times)
Submitted by benton on Thu, 07/18/2024 - 06:11J.D. Vance’s A.I. Agenda: Reduce Regulation (New York Times)
Submitted by benton on Thu, 07/18/2024 - 06:11Sen J.D. Vance Is Trump’s Pick for Vice President
Donald Trump has chosen Senator J.D. Vance (R-OH) to be his running mate, wagering that the young senator will bring fresh energy to the Republican ticket and ensure that the movement Trump began nearly a decade ago can live on after him. Sen Vance is a political newcomer who entered the Senate in 2023, but he has spent that time methodically ascending the conservative firmament.